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Char-Em ISD State of the Community report – 2023

Each year, Char-Em ISD provides a “State of the Community” report upon request from the Petoskey Regional and Harbor Springs Chambers of Commerce. Following is the report for 2023.  State of the Community Report – Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District 2023 Northern Michigan’s communities are fortunate to have teachers, administrators, and support staff in our schools […]

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – CATERING SERVICE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – CATERING SERVICE Proposals must be received no later than 4:00 P.M. January 13, 2023 The Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District (Char-Em ISD) is seeking proposals from qualified catering service providers (hereafter referred to as “Caterer”) to provide meals for events at each of the Char-Em office locations (08568 Mercer Boulevard, Charlevoix, MI […]

Char-Em ISD joins Talent Together to develop innovative teacher certification pathways

Watch a newscast about Talent Together on Up North Live Submit your information to receive a communication when Talent Together application process opens in 2023 A consortium of 39 Intermediate School Districts (ISDs) has formed an innovative partnership to address the teacher shortage crisis in Michigan. Dubbed “Talent Together,” the partnership includes districts spanning 63 […]

Great Start hosts volunteer drop-in, distributes Baby Bundles

Earlier in November, the Great Start Collaborative hosted its second drop-in volunteer day and it was another smashing hit in terms of new faces and generous volunteers, according to GSC Director Savanah Cool.  “Additionally, we created new partnerships with child welfare agencies, providing them each a set of 15 unique Talking is Teaching Baby Bundles […]

Data Integrity Team established

In response to district requests for support to ensure data accuracy, a five-person, multi-department, collaborative Data Integrity Team was developed at Char-Em ISD.  The purpose of the team is to provide district and building data entry specialists with the information and processes necessary to ensure high quality data integrity that supports using data for high-stakes […]

Mary Jason recognized for 40 years on state education board

  The Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) recently recognized Mary Jason for 40 years of service on its board, an historic milestone for the organization that works to advance the quality of public education in Michigan.  “She was elected to the MASB board of directors in 1982 and with her 40 years of service […]

Scott Koziol named Char-Em ISD Superintendent

October 21, 2022 – The Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District’s Board of Education has named Scott Koziol as superintendent of the ISD. Koziol has been in the role as interim superintendent since July 1, 2022, after the retirement of previous superintendent Jeff Crouse.  “The board is pleased to announce the removal of ‘interim’ from Scott’s title […]

School Bus Safety: What Every Driver Should Know

  October 17-21, 2022, is National School Bus Safety Awareness Week By Phillip Haldaman, Transportation Supervisor, Char-Em ISD Every school day in Michigan, nearly 17,000 school buses transport about 800,000 students to and from school. They collectively travel over 900,000 miles a day in the process. It’s literally the safest form of transportation on the […]

‘Talking is Teaching’ campaign expands to Emmet County’s Camp Petosega

Visitors to Emmet County’s Camp Petosega will have something new to talk about during their next visit: A new Talking is Teaching trail has been established by the Great Start Collaborative and Parent Coalition of Charlevoix, Emmet and Northern Antrim Counties. Talking is Teaching is a national public awareness and action campaign from Too Small […]

A drive for excellence: Char-Em ISD drivers, riders undergo day-long training

Last year, school bus drivers in Michigan reported motorists running their bus’ flashing red lights at almost 39% of their bus stops. “That’s a staggering number of illegal passes.” – Phil Haldaman, Char-Em ISD Transportation Supervisor Regular training exercises and equipment checks are part of the requirements for operating school buses, and Char-Em ISD transportation […]

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Half-time report: Regional Enhancement Millage at the five-year mark

In fall 2017, voters throughout Char-Em ISD approved a 10-year, 1.0-mill Regional Enhancement Millage to benefit students in all 11 public school districts within Char-Em. Now at the five-year mark of the 10-year collection, local district superintendents are sharing...

Postpartum doula training coming to Boyne City in October 2023

the four-day training will run 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 13-16, 2023 The Great Start Collaborative of Charlevoix, Emmet, and Northern Antrim Counties is launching the second phase of its doula initiative: postpartum training. The collaborative has worked over the...

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